Lee Mcintosh

Every month, we round up some of our favorite new music discoveries. Look back at all of our Best New Artists features here and keep up with them all on the Best New Artists playlist.

Photos courtesy of Jimmy Fontaine As soon as the world started to forget where it all started, the DCG Brothers emerged to remind us all once again which city wears the crown for Drill music. With a majority of hip-hop being very territorial — holding tons of emphasis on where artists are from — Chicago can never be ignored for its massive impact; not only in rap music, but music as a whole.

GIVĒON is known to wear his heart on his sleeve, no matter how much it hurts him in the end. Preceding his magnetic EP, Take Time, in 2020, the Long Beach native has arguably had the best start to a career any artist could ask for. Although actively releasing music before his breakout hit on Drake’s “Chicago Freestyle,” his run has been virtually unstoppable since that moment.